Her Broken Alpha Prince (Book 18 of The Regal Eclipse Pack Series)

Chapter 12

Caelan meeting Knox..

"Caelan."

Her gaze snapped to her father's. "Sorry, Daddy."

You're staring. You have a mate. Don't embarrass me. Come sit down. "It's fine."

She wanted to roll her eyes at him but held back. She was well aware of that fact, but she couldn't help that this man had caught her interest. He was her fated mate. She wasn't even sure who he was. Had he come from Regal Eclipse? She recognized Zara and wondered where Amanda was. Was he Amanda's replacement? She breathed out slowly as her father introduced her to Zara. Like they hadn't met before.

Caelan couldn't help but let her eyes travel back to him more than once during the meeting. No one had bothered to introduce him to her, which she thought was odd. It was almost like he wasn't there, like they'd completely dismissed him. But not her. She was completely aware of him and the fact that he was staring at her. She'd completely lost track of what was going on with the meeting, but she didn't care. She couldn't help herself. She was also aware of Robert's eyes on her though and knew he was pissed.

What's your interest in Knox? he finally asked her.

Caelan glanced at him. Is that his name? She was pretty sure she'd never heard of him.

Yes. What's your interest in him? Robert was openly staring at her now and she wondered if Knox was aware of it.

Who is he? She was purposely ignoring his question. What he didn't know couldn't hurt him. At least for the moment. Robert was like any male werewolf, possessive over what he considered his, and Caelan knew he considered her his.

I have no idea. Just some random pack member

Some random pack member, huh? Her father wouldn't consider him good enough for her. Which was sort of laughable. He was a member of Regal Eclipse, which put him a step above her in rank. Higher rank, which was also laughable because Robert was below her in rank. But it explained why he was sitting down at the end of the table and being ignored. Her father was an idiot.

The next thing she knew, they were getting up and walking out of the office and on downstairs and outside. Robert immediately fell into step beside her, and she was aware of her mate directly behind her. She could feel his gaze burning a hole into her back. I need to make nice with him, Robert.

He's spent too much time looking at you, Caelan. You're mine. Don't forget it.

She shot a glare at him and he nodded. She stopped and looked back at her mate who stepped up beside her. They resumed walking again. "Hi."

"Hi." He smiled at her, his face lighting up. He was freaking gorgeous.

"I'm Caelan. And you are?" It was dumb, but that was okay. She already knew his name and he probably already knew hers but oh well. They hadn't been introduced.

"Knox. Nice to meet you."

"You're part of Regal Eclipse?" He smelled so good too.

"Yeah. I guess Amanda is one of your normal liaisons but she wasn't able to make it, so I came instead." He was studying her intently now, and she stared back. He really was gorgeous. Too bad she couldn't be with him. Her fate had already been decided.

"I'm glad you came," she lied. Maybe she could work around this and still have him. Some how.

"Me too. I'm not a liaison, so this was unexpected."

Then why had he come? It would have been better if he hadn't, and she wouldn't be stuck in this crappy situation. She didn't want to be stuck between the two of them and was pissed at her father for not allowing Robert to mark her before now. She was going to have to tell her father, but before she had the chance, Knox told him.

Her father wasn't happy. She could see that, but there wasn't much she could do about it. Now the cat was out of the bag, and her father was furious. But that didn't seem to faze her mate at all. Either that, or he hadn't noticed.

She didn't like this, the fact that she was about to be stuck between three men. It wasn't her idea of a good time. She felt like a pawn, and she hated it. She sometimes wished she'd never been born an Alpha's daughter. Life would be easier.

He's your mate??! Robert was pissed too, which was also not a surprise. What the hell, Caelan?

Like I can control it, Robert. Stop freaking out. She didn't need this right now. Between her father and Robert, they were going to give her a migraine. Knox seemed to be the only calm one in the group.

I rejected my mate for you!

She cringed at the fact that he was yelling at her through mind link. Robert was going to take it out on her later; she could already feel the way her ass would ache from his hand. I'm aware. Stop acting like a jealous asshole! I'll take care of it!

Robert shot a glare at her and walked away. Caelan watched him go and her gaze darted to Knox. He was still completely calm, his beautiful blue eyes on her.

Show him to a room, Caelan.

She glanced at her father and gave him a small nod, then turned to her mate who was studying her. Why couldn't her life be simple? "Come on. I'll show you to a room."

She saw him smile at her, and it warmed her. She walked inside the house and headed upstairs. "Come on upstairs, Knox." She turned and head up the stairs, aware of his eyes on her ass. This guy was turning her on, and she'd rather he didn't. Not now anyway.

What would it be like to let him fuck her? Probably better than Robert, she was guessing. If he was her mate, his touch would be amazing. She wondered what he'd be like as a lover, how it would feel to have his hands on her, touching her, pleasuring her. She wondered if she could get away with it once. If she could just let him fuck her once. But she was afraid if she did, she'd crave more.

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"Come on upstairs, Knox," Caelan said, flashing a smile at Knox.

It was like she was giving him an invitation to fuck her with the look she was giving him. And he was most definitely there for it. It had been much too long since he'd had sex, and he knew sex with his mate would be like nothing he'd ever experienced before. His thoughts drifted to Leila for a brief second, and then he shoved her out of his mind. He couldn't think about her again. Ever.

Knox followed Caelan up the steps, his gaze on her round ass. He couldn't help himself. He had a thing for asses. He scoffed to himself. He just straight out had a thing for curvy women. It had been a while since he'd had a woman, and he wanted his mate like he'd never wanted a woman before. Her hips swung a bit as she walked, and he could feel his cock growing hard. He wouldn't mind gripping her ass while he pounded into her. From the front or the back. He was going to enjoy the hell out of Caelan. She was perfect for him and he desperately wanted her.

They neared the top of the steps of the second floor, and it suddenly occurred to him that he didn't have his bag. He'd left it in the office. "My bag is still in the Alpha's office, Caelan."

She glanced back at him. "We'll get it." She stopped on the landing, waiting for him, then stepped into her father's office. She turned back to look at him, a dark lustful look in her eyes. Was she aware that he was turned on? He didn't see how, but he could tell that she was. She might want him just as much as he wanted her.

Knox grabbed his bag and turned to her, his gaze traveling over her gorgeous body. She made that dress look damn good. So good, he wanted to rip it off of her. She was definitely tempting.